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The Kitchen Brigade Positions The basic hierarchy of the classical kitchen brigade system is as follows: Chef de Cusine - the head honcho, or executive chef, in charge of the entire kitchen (basically the general)
In most professional kitchens, there is a chain of command which goes from executive chef to head chef to sous chef and finally to a station cook or chef de partie, otherwise known as a line cook. A line cook prepares a limited number of food items according to the orders of a supervising sous chef. This may involve working at a meat station, a garnish station, a fry station, a cold salad station or a number of other compartmentalized food prep areas. A professional line cook should know how to work each station in the kitchen, including prep work and coordination with other stations and the head chef.